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"Good River Review is the journal of the Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School of Writing at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky."
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Open for submissions

Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
up to four months
Average acceptance rate
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Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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    Cover Letter and Bio ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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    Rights for published work ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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Types of Submissions Accepted

6 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

One story (no more than 5000 words typically), or two shorter stories (less than 2000 words).

literary

children

youngAdult

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

One longer-form essay, memoir, or immersive journalism (no more than 5000 words typically), or two shorter essays (less than 2000 words).

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Poetry

Up to five poems or micro pieces, no more than ten pages.

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Play

Scripts for stage plays or short films, including TV. We will also consider publishing video of produced scripts.

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Video

See "Play".

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Review

Max words: 1200

โ€‹We welcome queries to review new books (no more than 2 years since publication). We are particularly interested in reviews of work that speaks to the current urgencies of race, class, gender, and the environment, as well as titles from independent and university presses.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

One story (no more than 5000 words typically), or two shorter stories (less than 2000 words).

literary

children

youngAdult

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

One longer-form essay, memoir, or immersive journalism (no more than 5000 words typically), or two shorter essays (less than 2000 words).

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Up to five poems or micro pieces, no more than ten pages.

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Play

Scripts for stage plays or short films, including TV. We will also consider publishing video of produced scripts.

Magazine

Founded in 2021 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Kathleen Driskell
Editor-in-Chief
Ellyn Lichvar
Managing Editor
Lynnell Edwards
Associate Editor/Book Review Editor
Katy Yocom
Associate Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

5

Average acceptance rate

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Average response time

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Average acceptance/rejection time

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Fastest response time

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Slowest response time

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